Ticket-punch



(No Model.)

A. W. GOPFIN.

TICKET PUNCH.

No. 480,560. Patented Aug. 9, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR XV. COFFIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,560, dated August 9, 1892.

Application filed April 19, 1892- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. COFFIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Ticket-Punches; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact, description of the same.

My invention relates to certain improvements in conductors ticket-punches.

It consists in certain details of construction, which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross-section through the punch. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same. Fig. 3 is an exterior view of the registering device. Fig. at is a vertical cross-section through the same.

My present invention is an improvement upon patent which was issued to me November 18, 1890, No. 440,839; and it consist-s in certain details of construction, whereby the operation of the punch is rendered more convenient, accurate, and safe.

A is the outer case, having a horizontallyrotating punch-carrier B, fitted to turn within it, as shown. This carrier has the punches from 1 to 9, inclusive, fitted to move vertically through it, and the upper ends of the punchstems project above the surface of the carrier B, as shown at O. The top of the cover D is cut away for a portion of its circumference to expose these punch-shanks, which are at the front, while the remainder pass beneath the segmental cap or housing E, which is secured to the cover D, projecting slightly above the level of its surface, as shown. By this construction I am enabled to do away with the spring-lever shown in my former apparatus, and the operator can depress any one of the punches by simply pressing the finger upon the top of it.

In order to revolve the punch-carrier I have in the present case shown the upper disk of the carrier through which the stems of the punches pass having a downwardly-turned toothed flange around its periphery in the form of a crown-wheel. Upon the side of the box is journaled a shaft having a milled head F, projecting outside of the box and by which the shaft is turned. Upon the inner end of Serial No. 429,784. (No model.)

this shaft is a pinion, which engages the teeth of the crown-wheel, and by this means the punch-carrier is turned to bring any one of the numbers which may be desired to the front.

The lower disk of the turret or punch carrier has indentations, and a spring-actuated pawl falls into these and retains the turret sufficiently to steady it when any set of figures are in position. The lower ends of the punch-stems have sharp points arranged upon them corresponding with the numbers upon the upper ends of the stems, and when the stems are depressed the points will punch a figure in the paper beneath corresponding with the figure upon the head of the stem.

Theticketsarecoileduponashaft orrollwithin the enlarged cylindrical end G of the case and, extending over any well-known form of elastic im pression-bed W beneath the punches and carrier, theypassoutbetween the twoparts ofatable H, the lower-part of whichis formed by an extension from the lower part of the box A, approximately in line with the impression-table, and the upper part is formed as an extension of the turned-down portion of the cover D, which projects outwardly over the stationary part. Through the center of this table is made an opening, as shown at I, and this enables the operator, by turning the punch over, to Write the passengers startingpoint and destination on the back of the exposed duplicates and to take hold of the ticket which projects into this opening and draw it forward until the rear edge of the ticket corresponds with the front edge of the two jaws which thus hold it, so that the tickets may be torn oif in a straight line. By thus drawing the tickets out together they are always kept in register, so that one is exactly in line beneath the other and the number which is stamped upon the upper ticket is correspondingly stamped through the lower one. One of the tickets is given to the passenger and the other is retained to be turned in at the auditors office.

The lowerpart of the table II has depressed channels formed in it, as shown at K, these channels being in line with that portion of the ticket which lies beneath the punches, so that afterthe figures are stamped in the ticket and the ticket drawn out between the jaws these punch-marks will pass through the depressions, and will thus be protected from injury by reason of their being drawn between the jaws.

The punch-coverD is hinged upon one side and has spring-latches upon the opposite side, so that it is easily closed and latched. By pressing projecting knobs L the cover is released from these latches and allowed to open. The object of this is to enable the ticket-taker to introduce a new roll of tickets whenever one has been exhausted, and in order to register the number of times that the cover has been opened, so that it may be known at the office, I have shown a device consisting of a registering-dial N, contained within a circular case 0, projecting from the side of the main case A. This case is locked by any suitable combination or other lock, so that it cannot be opened except at the oiiice.

Vithin the main case A is a spring-arm P, upon which the cover D of the case presses whenever it is closed. This arm carries a pawl Q, which acts upon the teeth of a ratchet R, fixed to the indicator-disk N, so that the latter is rotated with the ratchet whenever the ratchet is moved, and is thus advanced a single figure.

The operation will then be as follows: The apparatus being given to the operator with a roll of tickets in place and the cover closed, the register at zero, when these tickets have been exhausted, the operator opens the cover, places a new roll of tickets within the case, and when the cover is closed and latched it depresses the arm P and with it the pawl Q, which, engaging the ratchet-teeth of R, move them and with them the dial forward one point, showing that the cover has been opened and closed once. Each time when the cover is opened and closed it will move the dial forward one point until it has made a revolution, there being as many figures upon the dial as is considered necessary to allow the box to be opened as many times as desired. hen a complete revolution of the dial has teen made, it is desirable to prevent anyfurher movement taking place. This is eifected Jy means of a short pin S, projecting from the face of the dial within the hollow interior of the lock. This pin comes in contact with a corresponding pin S, fixed within the lock, and when the dial has been rotated to the last figure the two pins will come in contact, and it will then be impossible to shut the cover D of the exterior box, as the pin prevents the further rotation of the dial, and consequently prevents the arm P from being depressed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a ticket-punch, an exterior-case adapted to contain tickets which are coiled therein, a horizontal rotating carrier contained within the case, punches the shanks of which pass through the upper disk of the carrier, said shanks projecting above the upper disk, and

asegmental housing E, inclosing the rear portion of the carrier, projecting above the surface of the cover, and exposing the punchshanks at the front, substantially as herein described.

2. In a ticket-punch, the exterior casing,

with its hinged cover, a revolving carrier rotatable within the casing, the punches carried thereby, a toothed .flange around the periphcry of the carrier, a shaft journaled in the side of the case, having'the pinion engaging the teeth of the carrier, and a milled head F upon the outer end, whereby the carrieris rotated to bring either of the punches into position, substantially as herein described.

3. In a ticket-punch, the exterior case and hinged cover, a carrier rotatable within the case and provided with punches, projecting jaws extending outwardly from the front end of the punch-case, and the cover between which the tickets pass from the punches, and an opening I through the jaws by which the tickets may be grasped by the thumb and finger and drawn forward from the case through the jaws, substantially as herein described.

4:. In a ticket-punch, the case, the rotary carrier provided with punches, the jaws between which the tickets pass after leaving the punches, consisting of the movable portion projecting from the hinged cover of the box and the stationary portion fixed to the body of the box having the opening I through the two parts for the purpose of grasping and moving the tickets, and the channels K in the lowerjaw, whereby the figures imprinted upon the tickets are protected from injury while the ticket is being drawn out of the case, substantially as herein described.

5. In a ticket-punch, the case, the revolving carrier provided with punches, a chamber within which tickets are contained, a hinged cover by which the case may be closed, an inclosed registering-dial, a ratchet connected therewith, an arm projecting so as to be depressed by the cover when the latter is closed and carrying a pawl which engages the teeth of the ratchet so as to revolve the dial one point at each time the cover is closed, substantially as herein described.

6. In a ticket-punch, an exterior case for containing tickets, a rotary carrier beneath which the tickets are advanced to be punched, the punches, a hinged cover to the case, an inclosed registering-dial with a ratchet and pawl, a spring-arm by which the pawl is depressed and the dial is moved forward one point at each closing of the box-cover, in com bination with a stop, whereby the dial is prevented from making more than a single rotation, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ARTHUR IV. COFFIN.

Witnesses:

S. H. NOURSE, H. F. ASOHEOK. 

